I joined the shu a few years ago as an individual member,i have a loft number so they know when i joined,so the form i filled in and got signed by club officials must have been ok.I dont race birds but i can only get rings if i join for that year which is fair enough,but if i try to get rings transfered,if i have been given any youngsters etc.,i cannot because they say you have to be a member every year,i also had a cheque kept last year but the birds were not transfered,i cannot see the logic in this and think that this only causes more agro,which the sport does not need.I am a member of the RPRA which i joined only once a few years ago,birds transfered no problems.